---
title: Find the threads in a channel
type: reference
section: spaces
summary: Threads appear under the channel row in the navigation column and in full on the channel's Threads tab.
applies_to:
  clients: [web]
sources:
  - evolve-front-end/components/team-chat/threads/team-chat-threads-view.tsx
  - evolve-front-end/components/team-chat/page-nav/team-chat-room-thread-navigation.tsx
  - evolve-front-end/components/team-chat/threads/use-room-thread-directory.ts
  - evolve-front-end/app/i18n/locales/en/team-chat.json
verified:
  at: 2026-09-04
  env: code
  by: content-lane-spaces
ttl_days: 45
related: [spaces/reply-in-a-thread, spaces/unread-and-mentions]
aliases: [team-chat/threads]
---

Threads appear in two places: at most three of them under the channel row in the navigation column, and all of them on the channel's **Threads** tab.

## Under the channel row

The navigation column lends each channel up to three thread rows. Which three depends on the channel:

- For the channel you have open, the rows are its live discussions, ordered so that anything needing you comes first: mentions, then more unread replies, then threads you marked as unread, then most recent activity.
- For any other channel, only threads that need you appear at all.

Below those rows, **All threads ({{count}})** opens the **Threads** tab. When more threads need you than fit, the list adds **{{count}} more unread threads** and **{{total}} more mentioning you**.

Muted threads never appear on the unread path. In the **Unread** and **Mentions** views of the navigation column, thread rows are hidden entirely so that one row means one conversation.

## The Threads tab

Open a channel and choose **Threads** in the channel header. The tab lists every thread with who started it, its reply count, its last activity, and its state: **Open**, **Resolved**, or **Closed**. Three controls narrow the list: a status filter, a name search, and **Unread and mentions only**.

Each row has its own menu with **Rename thread**, **Mark as read** or **Mark as unread**, and the thread's notification level.

An empty tab reads **No threads yet** with **Threads start from a message: open its message actions and choose Reply in thread.**

## Standalone threads

A thread normally hangs off a message. You can also start one from the channel row's context menu with **Create thread**, which asks for a **Thread name** and opens the thread on its own page.

## Hiding old threads

A Space administrator can set how long an idle thread stays in the lists, under **Space settings** on the overview, as **Hide inactive threads after**. The description is **Keeps channel lists tidy without archiving or deleting threads.** A channel can override the Space value with **Use Space default**, a number of days, or **Never**.

## Related

- [Reply in a thread](/help/spaces/reply-in-a-thread)
- [Unread and Mentions](/help/spaces/unread-and-mentions)
- [Notifications and mute](/help/spaces/notifications-and-mute)